Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gary Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
94,183
100.0%
Speak only English
88,200
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
5,983
6.4%
Spanish
4,308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,699
62.7%
Speak English "well"
906
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
677
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
26
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
911
71.1%
Speak English "well"
232
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
118
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
112
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
25.0%
Speak English "well"
59
52.7%
Speak English "not well"
21
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
4
3.6%
All other languages
281
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
207
73.7%
Speak English "well"
69
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
94,183
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,983
6.4%
5 to 17 years
1,061
1.1%
18 to 64 years
3,942
4.2%
65 years and over
980
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,138
2.3%
5 to 17 years
372
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,267
1.3%
65 years and over
499
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
551
Population 5 years and over in households*
93,347
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,032
1.1%
5 to 17 years
176
0.2%
18 to 64 years
562
0.6%
65 years and over
294
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
